Flood water gate



Oct. 22, 1935.

FLOOD Filed Sept; 17, 1954 H. c. SCHONHOFF' ET AL WATER GATE fizivrm z675271072779} J'amuel Breed INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 22, 1935 1UNITED STATES FLOOD WATER GATE Herman C. Schonhoff and Samuel Breed,Elizabeth, Ill.

Application September 17, 1934, Serial No. 744,410

3 Claims.

The invention relates to gates and more especially to fiood water gates.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a gate of thischaracter, wherein the construction thereof assures the opening of thesame when confronting water within a creek, stream or other watercontributory, so that when the water is high it can pass the gate, aswell as debris, such as weeds or the like, and will avoid the passage ofanimals at the opening for the gate so as to avoid the straying of livestock from one field enclosure to another.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a gate of thischaracter, wherein the same is made up of a plurality of corrugatedsections, these being suspended from a cable or the like for workingdisposition with respect to a creek, stream or other water course, thesections being mounted with the cables in a novel manner and susceptibleof vertical adjustment to vary the extent of the gate in its entiretywith relation to a body of water as contained within the creek, streamor other water course, and such gate automatically opens and closesunder the influence of the water within the course.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a gate of thischaracter which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable andefficient in its operation, strong, durable, economical in themanufacture and inexpensive to install.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of theinvention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the gate constructed in accordance with theinvention.

Figure 2 is a top edge view.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates vertical uprights orposts, these being suitably anchored at their lower ends in oppositebanks of a water bed or course, as for example, a stream, creek or thelike, and may be made from any suitable material for assuring longevitythereto. Carried by the uprights or posts A near the upper ends thereofare eye bolts 5, the eyes of which are located at the inner sidethereof, and

loosely linked with one of the eyes is a turnbuckle 6, while connectedwith the other eye and with said turnbuckle are terminal eye couplings1, each having a flat extension 8 for fitting of U clips 9 therewith.These clips 9 embrace the ends of a suspension cable ID from which ishung the gate hereinafter to be described.

This gate comprises a series of slat formation corrugated sections ll,each having in one end portion spaced longitudinally disposed slots l210 which are removed from the uppermost end of said section II.Engageable about the cable III are the U clips l3, the cable beingdisposed at one side of the series of sections H which are arranged inslightly spaced parallel relation to each other, and such clips l3 arepassed through the pairs of slots I2 in the respective sections H andcarry securing nuts I which are tume'd home against the ribbed seats l5of the said sections. The channeled sides I6 accommodate the closedportions of the clips 13, so that the cable H] can be firmly andsecurely clamped with the sections I l for the suspension of these, asis shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.

The gate, including the sections 1 I, is suspended from the cable ID towithin a water course and by its own weight will be closed until asuflicient water pressure is brought against the same to overcome theweight of the said gate, whereupon the latter will swing to an openposition for permitting flood water to continue to flow its course inthe creek, stream or the like and at the same time liberating debris,such as weeds or other matter contained within the water. The gate, whenin its closed position, prevents the passage of live stock through thegap as confronted by the gate and thereby retarding the straying of thestock from one field enclosure to another by way of the water course.

It should be apparent that the sections H are susceptible of verticaladjustment to alter the suspension thereof andsuch adjustment is had byrearranging the clips I3 in the slots I2 and staying such rearrangementby. the nuts M as carried by the clips.

What is claimed is:

l. A gate of the kind described comprising a plurality of spacedparallel elongated sections having at one end of each spacedlongitudinally disposed slots, a suspension cable for the sections, andclips engaging the cable and adjustably engaged in said slots for thehanging of the plurality of sections.

2. A gate of the kind described comprising a plurality of spacedparallel elongated sections tions, clips engaging the cable andadjustably engaged in said slots for the hanging of the plurality ofsections, supports adapted for arrangement at opposite banks of a watercourse and having connection with the cable at its opposite ends, eachsection being corrugated in a. longitudinal direction, and fasteners forthe clips for adjustably securing the same in the slots in saidsections.

SAM BREED.

HERMAN C. SCHONHOFF 10

